Eightify vs Skipit.ai (2026): Pricing, Features & Which to Choose

Who comes out ahead

Based only on the facts in our directory. The right pick still depends on the job you need done.

Lower starting price
Eightify
From $5/mo against from $12.99/mo
Free plan
Tie
Neither has one
Higher rating
Eightify
4.1 against 3.7
Same job?
Yes
Both are Productivity tools

Side by side

Compared on	Eightify	Skipit.ai
Our rating	4.1Better	3.7
Starts at	$5/moBetter	$12.99/mo
Free plan	No	No
Category	Productivity	Productivity
Plans	From $5/mo	From $12.99/mo
Key features	AI-generated key-idea summaries for any YouTube video, viewable inside the YouTube page Timestamped navigation that jumps directly to the part of a video a summary point refers to Full video transcription positioned as more accurate than native YouTube captions Top-comment overview showing whether other viewers found a video worth watching Summaries and translation across 40+ languages	Summaries of videos up to 12 hours Question-answering about video content Unlimited messages and chats Saved chat history and video storage Prompt library
Pros	Timestamped summaries make it fast to jump straight to the relevant part of a long video Handles lengthy multi-hour content like hearings and podcasts, not only short clips Transcript quality is frequently cited as better than YouTube's native captions	12-hour ceiling covers conference talks and full lectures Questions after the summary, not just the summary Same features on both plans, only the billing differs
Cons	No perpetual free tier; full use requires a paid subscription after the trial Summary quality depends on the source video's audio clarity and can miss nuance in dense technical content Primarily built around YouTube, with more limited support for other video sources	No free tier YouTube only, not general video Summarising twelve hours discards a great deal
Company	Rational Expressions, Inc., founded 2022	Skipit

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FAQ

Questions people ask

Is Eightify better than Skipit.ai?

In our reviews Eightify scores 4.1 and Skipit.ai scores 3.7. The better pick depends on the job. Eightify: An AI YouTube summarizer that turns long videos into key ideas and timestamped notes. Skipit.ai: Summarises YouTube videos up to 12 hours long and answers questions about them.

Which is cheaper, Eightify or Skipit.ai?

Eightify has the lower starting price: from $5/mo for Eightify and from $12.99/mo for Skipit.ai.

Do Eightify and Skipit.ai have free plans?

Neither lists a free plan.

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